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"Is It Legal?": An American Law Professor's Tribute To An English Lawyer Tv Sitcom, Robert M. Jarvis

Robert M. Jarvis

This paper introduces readers to a forgotten 1990s English TV sitcom called "Is It Legal?" and then compares it to a similar American TV sitcom called "Sparks." In the course of describing the show's characters and plots, the paper discusses the regulation of attorneys, the functioning of law firms, and the business aspects of the television industry.

The English Fox In The Louisiana Civil Law Chausse-Trappe: Civil Law Concepts In The English Language; Comparativists Beware!, Alain Levasseur, Vicenc Feliu

Vicenç Feliú

The Avant-Projet of the French Law Obligations and the French Law of Prescriptions, which we will cite as the Projet-Catala, is a monumental undertaking to modernize Parts III and IV of Book Three of the French Civil Code, “Obligations,” and to continue the work of Jean Carbonnier who demonstrated “in transfiguring the first Book” that it was possible to “rehabilitate” the Code of 1804 “without damaging its structure or form.” “The program mobilized thirty-four persons” under the sponsorship of the Association Henri Capitant and was presented in the form of a “Rapport à Monsieur le Garde des Sceaux” in September …

Families Redefined: Kinship Groups That Deserve Benefits, Jane E. Cross, Charlene Smith, Nan Palmer

Jane E Cross

In Families Redefined: Kinship Groups that Deserve Benefits, the authors examine 1) the nature of kinship families, 2) the benefits accorded to married couples, 3) kinship families that lack protection and benefits, 4) the impact of denying kinship protection and benefits, 5) the use of contract law in kinship relationship and 6) using legislation to benefit kinship relationships.

This exploration of expanding family law protections to kinship groups addresses a series of interrelated topics. The first two sections of the article explore the characteristics and creation of kinship families in different societies. The third section addresses the legal benefits provided …